I hope no-one minds this post, it's meant to be helpful to those in a bind on the startup costs like me. MONEY is what is stopping me from getting started on some things right now.
This weekend Harbor Freight stores (at least some) are having a sidewalk sale.
June 1, 2, 3, Fri, Sat, Sun.
The HF Powder Coat system normally $100 is on sale for $50!
Find a coupon and get it for even less. The catalogs normally have a 15% off any one item coupon, and look around you may find a better one also like a 20% or 30% off.
I have an expired 30% coupon, my HF store still took it last trip. If they take it again this weekend that's $35 for a $100 powder coat system. That will get me started!
Then I can buy lots of powders, stripper, cleaner, buffer wheels etc.. from Caswell!
I do not mean to be promoting HF on the caswell site, but I geuss that's what I am doing kinda. My feelings though is if a person can get started with the cheap gun at $50 or less they CAN get started and then will be buying lots of powders and such. If they cant afford $100 plus shipping plus everything else, then they won't buy anything anywhere!
That has been my problem up to now, not enough money, and half the stuff does no good without the other half.
Sure I could buy the stuff to buff parts now, but if I can't coat them they will just sit and rust right! I could buy a PC system, but what good is that if I can't buff the parts
I don't have the money to order everything at once, so I have not yet got any of it
So this weekend I'll see if the store takes my coupon agian. That's $50 on sale -30%= $35
If they don't take the coupon, I have a freind working there now, he gets 20% off as employee, so thats $40 if he buys it for me
If I save $60 or more on the gun kit, Caswell will be getting that money I saved when I order my powders and buffer wheels etc...
So ya, although I am mentioning a compeating product, I feel it may be helpfull to everyone all the way around to help newbies like me on a low buget get started!
At $35 for the HF system, I would not even ask Caswell to price match, if they did I am sure they would lose money on it!
But I would buy two at that price if they did match it